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17 May, 2023

William MacAskill: What we owe the future - planning for a million years

Location: Kulturhuset, Sergels torg in Stockholm Buy your ticket at Billetto > The philosopher William MacAskill is known to many as one of the founders of Effective Altruism, the movement that has rec

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24 March, 2022

Policy brief: 300 000 from Ukraine wants to come to Sweden

According to a new Policy Brief by Swedish Delmi, a third of all Ukrainians - 12 million - wanted to move permanently to another country when asked by Gallup World Poll in summer 2021. 300 000 of them

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17 May, 2023

Humanity - the biosphere's best hope?

Human activity often has a negative impact on the Earth's ecosystems. However, according to researchers Karim Jebari and Anders Sandberg, humans are still, in the long run, the best and actually the only

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11 November, 2022

Where Would Ukrainian Refugees Go if They Could Go Anywhere?

International Migration Review Abstract We present estimates of the number of refugees expected to flee Ukraine and to which countries they are expected to migrate based on migration preferences data fr

Type of publication: Journal articles | Hammar, Olle , Elinder, Mikael & Oscar Erixson
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07 July, 2022

How Large Will the Ukrainian Refugee Flow Be, and Which EU Countries Will They Seek Refuge In?

Delmi Policy Brief 2022:3. Abstract Three weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine more than three million people have fled the war. Knowledge and predictions on the flow of migrants are important for

Type of publication: Other | Hammar, Olle , , Elinder, M. & O. Erixson
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27 August, 2020
Completed: Mission: Artistic Director

Completed: Mission: Artistic Director

This project considers artistic leadership and managerial skills in Swedish theatre, a subject which has been debated both publicly and internally the past few years.

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22 October, 2013

Institute for Futures Studies is now coordinator for the FuturICT Nordic Hub

The Institute for Futures Studies has become the coordinator for the FuturICT Nordic Hub. The FuturICT Nordic Hub represents Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and is a p

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21 December, 2016

Funding received for research projects about democracy and equality

Last week the institute was granted 8 million SEK by the Wallenberg Foundations for two research projects that will go on for four years. The boundary problem in democratic theory. Gustaf Arrhenius was g

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09 September, 2020

When Birth Spacing Does and Does Not Matter for Child Survival: An International Comparison using the DHS

Demography journal Abstract A large body of research has found an association between short birth intervals and the risk of infant mortality in developing countries, but recent work on other perinatal o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , , Molitoris, J. & Barclay, K.
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03 September, 2020

Air: Pollution, Climate Change and India's Choice Between Policy and Pretence

Harper Collins India’s air pollution is a deadly threat. Will its politics meet the challenge? Exposure to the world’s worst air pollution kills over a million Indians each year. It also affects childr

Type of publication: Books | Spears, Dean
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